Actor
Paul Sorvino
Born 13 April 1939 · Brooklyn, New York, USA — died 25 July 2022
Paul Sorvino (1939–2022) was a Brooklyn-born American actor who was also a trained opera singer and a sculptor. He specialised in imposing authority figures, from mob bosses to police officers and politicians. His best-known role is mobster Paulie Cicero in GoodFellas, and he was a familiar face in supporting parts for decades.
Key films
GoodFellas (1990)
His signature role as the quietly menacing mob boss Paulie Cicero in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic.
Reds (1981)
A supporting part in Warren Beatty's epic about American radicals and the Russian Revolution.
Nixon (1995)
He played Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone's biopic, showing his skill at portraying powerful figures.
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
He played Juliet's father in Baz Luhrmann's stylised modern take on Shakespeare.
Dick Tracy (1990)
He played gangster Lips Manlis in Warren Beatty's colourful comic-strip adaptation.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 150
- 1965SkyscraperActor
- 1970Where’s Poppa? · as Owner of Gus & Grace's HomeActor
- 1971The Panic in Needle Park · as SamuelsActor
- 1971Cry Uncle! · as Coughing CopActor
- 1971Made For Each Other · as Gig's FatherActor
- 1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues · as Taxi DriverActor
- 1973The Day of the Dolphin · as Curtis MahoneyActor
- 1973A Touch of Class · as Walter MenkesActor
- 1974The Gambler · as HipsActor
- 1974Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue · as RingActor
- 1974It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy · as Harry WaltersActor
- 1974King Lear · as GloucesterActor
- 1974Tell Me Where It Hurts · as JoeActor
- 1975Angel and Big JoeActor
- 1976I Will, I Will...For Now · as Lou SpringerActor
- 1977Oh, God! · as Reverend Willie WilliamsActor
- 1978The Brink's Job · as Jazz MaffieActor
- 1978Bloodbrothers · as Chubby De CocoActor
- 1978Slow Dancing In The Big City · as Lou FriedlanderActor
- 1979Lost and Found · as ReillyActor
- 1979Dummy · as Lowell MyersActor
- 1980Cruising · as Capt. EdelsonActor
- 1981Reds · as Louis FrainaActor
- 1982I, the Jury · as Detective Pat ChambersActor
- 1982That Championship Season · as Phil RomanoActor
- 1982Melanie · as WalterActor
- 1982A Question of Honor · as Carlo DanzieActor
- 1983Off the Wall · as Warden Nicholas F. CastleActor
- 1984My Mother's Secret Life · as MaxActor
- 1984With Intent to Kill · as Doyle ReineckerActor
- 1985The Stuff · as Colonel Malcolm Grommett SpearsActor
- 1985Turk 182! · as HimselfActor
- 1985Chiller · as Reverend PennyActor
- 1985Surviving · as HarveyActor
- 1986A Fine Mess · as Tony PazzoActor
- 1986Betrayed by Innocence · as Mike VogelActor
- 1986Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter · as GinoActor
- 1986Very Close Quarters · as KirilActor
- 1987Almost Partners · as Jack WilderActor
- 1990GoodFellas · as Paul CiceroActor
- 1990Dick Tracy · as Lips ManlisActor
- 1990Night of 100 Stars III · as SelfActor
- 1991The Rocketeer · as Eddie ValentineActor
- 1991Don't Touch My Daughter · as Lt. WillmanActor
- 1991Age Isn't Everything · as MaxActor
- 1992The Last Mile · as The TenorActor
- 1993The Firm · as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)Actor
- 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives · as Anthony CarusoActor
- 1994Without Consent · as Dr. WinslowActor
- 1994Backstreet Justice · as Captain Phil GiarussoActor
- 1994Parallel Lives · as Ed StarlingActor
- 1995Nixon · as Henry KissingerActor
- 1995Cover Me · as J.J. DavisActor
- 1996Romeo + Juliet · as Fulgencio CapuletActor
- 1996Escape Clause · as Lt. Gil FarrandActor
- 1996Love Is All There Is · as Piero MalaciciActor
- 1997Money Talks · as Guy CiprianiActor
- 1997Most Wanted · as CIA Deputy Director Kenny RackmillActor
- 1997American Perfekt · as FrankActor
- 1997Dog Watch · as DelgotiActor
- 1997Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way · as Joe TorreActor
- 1998Knock Off · as Harry JohansonActor
- 1998Bulworth · as Graham CrockettActor
- 1998Houdini · as BlackburnActor
- 1998Men with Guns · as Horace BurkeActor
- 1998Dead Broke · as HarveyActor
- 1999Harlem Aria · as Fabiano GrazziActor
- 1999That Championship SeasonDirector
- 1999That Championship Season · as CoachActor
- 2000Cheaters · as Constantine KiamosActor
- 2000The Thin Blue Lie · as Frank RizzoActor
- 2001See Spot Run · as Sonny TaliaActor
- 2001Perfume · as Lorenzo ManciniActor
- 2001Streghe verso nord · as GallioActor
- 2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored · as SelfActor
- 2001Longshot · as Laszlo PryceActor
- 2001The Amati Girls · as JoeActor
- 2002Hey Arnold! The Movie · as Scheck (voice)Actor
- 2002Plan B · as Joe MaloniActor
- 2002Ciao America · as Antonio PrimaveraActor
- 2003The Cooler · as Buddy StaffordActor
- 2003Mambo Italiano · as Gino BarberiniActor
- 2003Mafia Doctor · as Nicola DellarussoActor
- 2004Mr. 3000 · as Gus PanasActor
- 2004Goodnight, Joseph Parker · as CharlieActor
- 2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' · as SelfActor
- 2004The Workaday Gangster · as SelfActor
- 2005Gangland: Bullets over HollywoodActor
- 2006Mr. Fix It · as WallyActor
- 2006Witness to 'Reds' · as SelfActor
- 2007Greetings from the Shore · as Catch TurnerActor
- 2007The History of 'Cruising' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Exorcising 'Cruising' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Repo! The Genetic Opera · as Rotti LargoActor
- 2008Carnera: The Walking Mountain · as LedudalActor
- 2008Last Hour · as Maitre SteinfeldActor
- 2009Doc West II : Triggerman · as Sheriff Roy BasehartActor
- 2009Doc West · as Roy BasehartActor
- 2009Santa Baby 2 · as Santa ClausActor
- 2009The Wild Stallion · as NolanActor
- 2011Kill the Irishman · as Tony SalernoActor
- 2011God Don't Make the Laws · as LewisActor
- 2011Miller's Tale · as SelfActor
- 2011Night Club · as HimselfActor
- 2012The Devil's Carnival · as GodActor
- 2012Jersey Shore Shark Attack · as Mayor PalantineActor
- 2012Imaginary Friend · as JonathanActor
- 2012Divorce Invitation · as Daniel MillerActor
- 2012For the Love of Money · as Red ParkerActor
- 2012The Trouble with Cali · as IvanActor
- 2012The Trouble with CaliDirector
- 20134Closed · as BudActor
- 2013Last I Heard · as Joe ScoleriActor
- 2013How Sweet It Is · as Big MikeActor
- 2013Immigrant · as Yeshiva PrincipalActor
- 2014A Place for Heroes · as VincentActor
- 2015Careful What You Wish For · as Sheriff Big JackActor
- 2015Cold Deck · as ChipsActor
- 2015Sicilian Vampire · as Jimmy ScambinoActor
- 2015No Deposit · as AlfieActor
- 2015Enzian: When the Lights Go Up · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016Rules Don't Apply · as Vernon ScottActor
- 2016Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival · as GodActor
- 2016The Bronx Bull · as Giuseppe LaMottaActor
- 2016Executor · as Father AntonioActor
- 2016Kidnapped in Romania · as Alexandru DamianActor
- 2016The Bandit Hound · as Chief BurtonActor
- 2016Detours · as Joe DiMariaActor
- 2016A Winter Rose · as SkippyActor
- 2016The Brooklyn Banker · as BennyActor
- 2016The Hybrids Family · as The CountActor
- 2016Chasing Gold · as FrankActor
- 2016As Long As We Both Shall Live · as JimActor
- 2017Undercover Grandpa · as GiovanniActor
- 2017Lost Cat Corona · as Uncle SamActor
- 2017The Red Maple Leaf · as Joseph PalermoActor
- 2017Price for Freedom · as Shah of IranActor
- 2018Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game · as PhilActor
- 2018Acts of Desperation · as Chief LassiterActor
- 2018Papa · as DannyActor
- 2019Welcome to Acapulco · as Senator CampbellActor
- 2019Bad Impulse · as Lou BranchActor
- 2019Beneath the Leaves · as Captain ParkerActor
- 2020Most Guys Are Losers · as Grandpa PaulActor
- 2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors · as SelfActor
- 2021The Birthday Cake · as Uncle CarmineActor
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective · as SelfActor
- 2022The Great American Heist · as CheechActor
- 2023Pursued · as GrandpaActor
- 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.